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Police said: "Intruders broke a window to enter a downstairs utility room but fled when an alarm sounded. A garage at the house is also thought to have been entered a few nights earlier, when bottles and cans were taken. Investigations are continuing."

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Bungled

Officers are investigating a bungled burglary at a flat on Burgess Walk that happened at around 4pm on Friday, January 19.

Two men wearing hoodies were seen running away from the building, where a bathroom window had been opened and entry attempted but failed.

Drillers

Thieves broke into a VW van left parked near its owner’s house on Swan Close on Friday evening, January 19, by drilling into the lock of a side door. They stole power tools.

A pair of break-ins

A house in Fairfields was raided on Friday evening, January 19.

Thieves ransacked the house taking some cash from a wallet and the keys to one of two cars parked on the driveway outside, which they drove away in.

Police carried out house-to-house enquiries.

Fairfields (Image: Google)

A second break-in happened in Fairfields on Saturday, January 20.

The front door was forced open but at the moment it is not known what might have been stolen.

Window stolen

Thieves stole a window of a car parked on the forecourt of a garage on Harding Way overnight on Friday, January 19.

Police are looking at CCTV footage as part of the investigation.

Vandals

Police are investigating two reports of damage to the tyres of a car left parked near its owner’s house on Stour Close, once between Thursday (January 18) and the following day.

A large rock was also thrown at the victim’s window.

Driller fail

And burglars attempted to break into a VW van parked on the road outside its owner’s house on Knight’s Way between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.

The lock on the van’s side door was drilled into but the thieves failed to break in.

Call Cambridgeshire police on 101 with any information.

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